the HumanKind Podcast
By Jessica (Jesi) Hansen
The HumanKind Podcast: Kimberly Hunter - Slowing Down & Finding What Sustains (S2: E3)
Walking away from two decades in the fast-paced worlds of DC politics and Silicon Valley Tech, Kimberly Hunter followed her heart toward slow fashion, championing small-batch artisan production and showcasing the creative handiwork of individual artists. She believes that globally, we must elevate the wisdom of indigenous communities if we wish to heal our planet and each other.
Caught unexpectedly in Thailand in early 2020, Kim kickstarted her long-time dream and founded Traveling Traders Bazaar, immediately supporting indigenous Hill-tribe artisans impacted by COVID with the production of face masks. In 2022, she released a brand new collection of essential travel accessories featuring handwoven textiles by Lahu Hill Tribe artisans and handmade with her Fair Trade partners in Chiang Mai. Kim lives in Oaxaca, Mexico, with her soul mate Zachary, where they live the slow life in an adobe house in the mountains.
Learn more about the new collection and boutique foraging and artisan tours at https://www.travelingtradersbazaar.com/ and follow her work and adventures at https://www.instagram.com/travelingtradersbazaar/
Join us for a fascinating episode as we talk about COVID’s impact on tourism, travel & indigenous communities; learn about the pitfalls of fast fashion; and grow your understanding of how we can all step up to help create the world we want to see.
The HumanKind Podcast: Carlo Bortolini & His Deep Heart Tour (S2: E2)
Carlo is an Italian game designer, artist, and transformational coach living in Berlin with an incredibly unique perspective on life, purpose, and why we need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. Join us as we remove the many masks we wear and dive into his journey as he continues to uncover and share his truest self and works to help others do the same through his Deep Heart Tour and so much more. In his own words: "Carlo is a human being who carries a profound sense of unity in his heart. A sense that has always been at our doorstep as humanity. He's got a simple message: the time to open the door has come."
The HumanKind Podcast: Jessica Jackley - The Pursuit of Opportunity (S2: E1)
Jessica Jackley radiates compassion, inspiration & innovation. An amazing mother of four, she is also an entrepreneur, investor, and General Partner at Untapped Capital. She teaches Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC, was a Visiting Practitioner at Stanford’s Center for Philanthropy & Civil Society, was Chief Impact Officer at Aspiration, Walt Disney Imagineering’s first Entrepreneur in Residence, and the list goes on.
She authored the moving memoir CLAY WATER BRICK: Finding Inspiration from Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most with the Least, and her honors include Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Tech, The Economist’s No Boundaries Innovation Award, Silicon Valley Forum’s Visionary Award, the Pasteur Institute’s Common Congress Award, finalist for the TIME 100 Most Influential People list, and more.
Though she is perhaps best known as a co-founder of Kiva, the world's first crowdfunding site for microenterprises, she is currently founder of Alltruists, offering at-home, kid-friendly volunteer projects for families. Join us as we discuss her incredible journey to cultivate opportunity for and with others, all while building an intricately beautiful, rich, and meaningful life of her own.
The HumanKind Podcast: Brooke Roberts -A “Brazen” Entrepreneur & Digital Nomad (S1: E5)
Whether or not you’re also someone from a small town going on big adventures, there’s so much you’ll take away from hearing from the amazing Brooke Roberts as she shares how she’s expanding her horizons and exploring the wider world. A Kansas-girl gone global traveler, she’s also a successful and inspiring entrepreneur, coach, TEDx speaker, study abroad coordinator, and digital nomad. Her fantastic energy and positivity will encourage you to push yourself and grow in the most exciting and beautiful ways. Learn more about her at brookeroberts.co and follow her on Instagram @thenewdorothy
The HumanKind Podcast: Justine Abigail Yu - A "Dual" with a "Karen" (S1: E4)
Justine Abigail Yu is being recognized for her amazing and ground-breaking projects in major national publications like Canada’s ‘The Globe & Mail’! Join us as we chat about the journey that led to her work in anti-oppression and social justice, her own experiences with anti-Asian racism during the pandemic, & founding what the newspapers have just dubbed a “literary arts empire”.
She is the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the incredible Living Hyphen (how much do we love that title?) - a community that explores what it means to live in between cultures as a hyphenated Canadian – that is, an individual who calls Canada home but who has roots elsewhere.
She is an award-winning writing workshop facilitator whose work with Living Hyphen has been featured on international, national, and local media outlets including Yahoo! News, NextShark, CTV National News, and the CBC.
Justine Abigail is a fierce advocate for equity and anti-oppression. Her mission is to stir the conscience and spur social change. Learn more at www.justineabigail.com and www.livinghyphen.ca.
You can find Justine across all social media platforms at @justineabigail and/or Living Hyphen at @livinghyphen.
The HumanKind Podcast: Bob Harris - Spokesperson for Failure (S1: E3)
Bob Harris is an incredibly skilled & accomplished author, TV writer, comedian, radio commentator, world traveler, Kiva lender, Jeopardy champion and so much more. His book "Prisoner of Trebekistan" gives hilarious insight into more than a decade of his time on Jeopardy, and “The International Bank of Bob” shares how his time as a travel writer led him to change lives & futures through the power of microloans. Join us as we discuss risk, failure, fear, love, growth, loss, and the power of human connection - as well as how they all impact our experience of this humbling human journey.
The HumanKind Podcast: Maya & Stacey - Growing, Good Humans (S1: E2)
An incredibly enlightened & reflective 18 yr. old daughter and her insightful young mother in middle America discuss gender identity, parenthood, the pandemic & so much more in today's episode, giving us a fascinating glimpse into what it means to be human & kind.
The HumanKind Podcast: Chase Masterson - Take the Next Right Step (S1: E1)
The stunning, immensely talented, & immeasurably compassionate Chase Masterson - perhaps best known as Leeta from Star Trek’s Deep Space Nine - shares some of her incredible life experiences & what drives her to do the amazing work of helping others in rich & varied ways, most recently through protecting & improving children’s mental health & wellbeing while combatting bullying, misogyny, LGBTQIA-bullying and other forms of hate through the nonprofit she founded, the Pop Culture Hero Coalition.